Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion . There are a lot of people to feed. We need more and more food.
One way to produce more food is growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic（遗传的） material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改变的) foods, or GM foods
By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice is being prepared , for example , which stops people becoming blind.
Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.
GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are,. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people , then hurt them or their children later. But both rich and poor countries are interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.GM foods are made by ______.
| A．farmers | B．workers | C．scientists | D．plants |
What are the good things about GM foods ?
A. They make plants strong against diseases.
B. They are unnatural.
C. They can help in human diseases.
D. Both A and C.GM foods ______.
| A．are a quick way to produce food |
| B．grow in the wild |
| C．are safe |
| D．are grown only in rich countries |
Why do some people not like GM foods?
| A．They are not useful. | B．They are not helpful. |
| C．They are not natural. | D． They are not cheap. |
From the passage we know that ______.
| A．GM foods will disappear one day in the future |
| B．GM foods will not disappear in the future |
| C．People will not be interested in GM foods |
| D．People will have to stop using GM foods |
Miss Liu is an English teacher. She is very young. She works very well and the students all like her. There are twenty-six boys and twenty-four girls in her class. Now some of them are playing on the playground. Jim and Bill are jumping. Sam and Mike are running. Lucy and Simon are singing. The other girls are playing games with their teacher. They’re happy. Miss Liu is______.
| A．a Chinese teacher | B．very old |
| C．an English teacher | D．not good |
There are _____ students in Miss Liu’s class.
| A．26 | B．40 | C．24 | D．50 |
The students are ______.
| A．at work | B．at home |
| C．all happy | D．in the classroom |
Who is singing?
| A．Miss Liu | B．Lucy and Simon |
| C．Sam and Mike | D．Jim and Bill |
. All the students _________.
| A．like Miss Liu | B．are running |
| C．are playing games | D．are jumping |
The name of the film is ______.
| A．Red Star | B．Harry Potter |
| C．Dongjin | D．Saturday |
You can watch the film at _______.
| A．Guangming Cinema | B．Dongjin Cinema |
| C．Hongxing Cinema | D．Dafang Cinema |
You can see the film__________
| A．at 4:00 p.m. On Saturday |
| B．at 6:30 –8:30 p.m. On Monday |
| C．at 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. On Saturday |
| D．at 6:30 –8:30 a.m. On Sunday |
Mr and Mr. Read have two sons. They are both 12. If they four want to see the film, how much should they spend?
| A．Thirty-two yuan | B．Forty-two yuan |
| C．Thirty-six yuan | D．Forty-six yuan |
Kate is nine years old, Jim is eleven years old and Simon is twelve years old. Who can’t go to see the film?
| A．Jim | B．Kate |
| C．Simon | D．All of them |
Do you hear about the name --- Rain? Yes, he is a popular star of South Korea(韩国). Rain’s music teacher gave him that name. His real name is Jung Ji Hoon. The 32-year-old singer is very good at dancing, too. His eyes are bright and his smiles are sunny.
When he was a child, Rain was very quiet. But in Grade Six, Rain surprised all of his classmates. He danced for them. After the excellent dancing, everyone looked at him in a different way.
Rain’s Songs sell well and he acts in a few TV shows. Rain doesn’t want to sing forever(永远) . “When I stop singing, I’d like to design clothes. Being a designer is my childhood dream.” he said.
Please answer the following questions with no more than 5 words!Where does Rain come from?
Who gave him the name Rain?
How old is Rain now?
Why did Rain surprise his classmates in Grade Six?
What did Rain want to be when he was a child?
What do you think of the most important inventions(发明) in the world? The TV? The printing(印刷术)? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.
One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses(疾病) were common(常见) in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.
Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay(干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.
The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read, write and do “close work” after the age of forty-five. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above forty-five.
| Important ___ |
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| Some most important inventions |
The TV, the _ |
| Three other important inventions |
Before the inventions. |
| The ___ |
__ |
| It was often difficult to find ___ |
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| Hay, animal food |
Most animals were killed in __ |
| ___ |
Reading, writing and “close work” would be difficult for the people __ |
You may feel curious(好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?
On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US(26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.
South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan(93%), China(90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted(分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks(点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(无关的) books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV.In the report, who studies hardest?
| A．Japanese students. | B．Chinese students. |
| C．American students. | D．South Korean students. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．93% Japanese students like taking notes in class. |
| B．Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class. |
| C．38.9% American students talk with friends in class. |
| D．South Korean students fall asleep in class most often. |
In China, how many students fall asleep in class?
| A．45%. | B．32%. | C．21%. | D．5%. |
What do American students do in their free time?
| A．Do physical exercises. |
| B．Study or surf the Internet. |
| C．Watch TV. |
| D．Go out with friends. |
What is the article about?
| A．It is a report about the students’ lessons in four countries. |
| B．It is an article about the students’ study and life in four countries. |
| C．It is a story about students’ sports after class. |
| D．It tells us that American students don’t like studying. |
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